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Jan 18, 20 & 23 |
Course introduction (day 1) Class Discussion and ICA (day 2) – Persuasion and Communication with Decks Video/Reading (day 2): ICA (day 3): Presentations |
Purchase your HBR coursepack before Day 2 (Jan 20)
Assignment 1: Personal Strategic Advantage, Part 1, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM Jan 22 |
2 |
Jan 25, 27 & 30 |
Class discussion (day 1) – Introduction to the story: The New CIO Reading (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): 1. If you were Jim Barton, would you accept the CIO job offered by the new CEO? Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): ICA (day 1) – The New CIO Class discussion (day 2) – The four modules (our roadmap) ICA (day 3) – Strategic Aspiration |
Teams are due by 11:59 pm on Jan 27
Assignment 2: Personal Strategic Advantage, Part 2, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM Jan 29 |
3 |
Feb 1, 3 & 6 |
Class discussion (day 1) – CIO Challenges Reading (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): 1. How important to Barton do you think the kid’s advice is: “You need to know what you don’t know?” Class discussion (day 2) – CIO Leadership & Information Reading (day 2): 1. Do you agree with Ruben that IT is a “unique” or different business function? Class is online on Monday Feb 6 Develop your IT Tutorial – (day 3): |
Assignment 3: Knowledge Assessment, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM Feb 5
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4 |
Feb 8, 10 & 13 |
Class discussion (day 1) – Systems Thinking Readings (day 1): Video (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Class discussion (day 2) – IT Strategy Readings (day 2): Video (day 2): ICA (day 3) – Value Disciplines & Digital Transformation CLASS CANCELLED ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 13 |
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5 | Feb 15, 17 & 20 |
Class discussion (day 1) – IT Architecture Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Class discussion (day 2) – The cost of IT & The value of IT Reading (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 2): ICA (day 3) – The Value of IT |
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6 | Feb 22, 24 & 27 |
Class discussion (day 1) – Project Management Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Readings (day 2): ICA (day 2): Groups discuss Case Study and prepare their presentations Case Study Presentations (day 3) |
Zara Case Study due on canvas by 11:59 PM on Feb 26 |
7 | March 1 & 3 |
Class discussion (day 1) – The runaway project & Cybersecurity/Business Continuity Readings (day 1): 1. What are the root causes leading to the Infrastructure Replacement (IR) initiative? Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): Guest speaker (day 2): Jarred Bernstein, CRISC, CISSP, CISA │ Enterprise Risk & Compliance, USAA |
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SPRING BREAK: March 6-12 |
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8 | March 13, 15 & 17 |
Week 8 slides: Discuss Mid Term (day 1) – take home (due on March 19) Class discussion (day 1): IT Priorities & IT and the Board of Directors Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following question (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Volkswagen Case Study presentations (day 2) NO CLASS ON FRIDAY MARCH 17: Student work on Mid Term |
Volkswagen Case Study due on canvas by 11:59 PM on March 14 Mid Term due on canvas by 11:59 PM on March 19 |
9 |
March 20, 22 & 24 |
Week 9 slides: Class discussion (day 1): Crisis Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (day 1): 1.As Jim Barton, what would be your impressions and experiences in the first few minutes after receiving the first call from Ruben? How does it feel when things start to suddenly fall apart? How can your reactions to a crisis get you into more trouble? What can you do to help avoid such trouble? ICA (day 1) – Crisis Class discussion (day 2): Damage Readings (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 2): 1.How well did Jim Barton prepare and present his recommendation to the CEO on the response to the DoS attack? ICA (day 2) – Damage Class discussion (day 3): IT Doesn’t matter?! Readings (day 3): ICA (day 3): In your group discuss & prepare the following: |
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10 | March 27, 29 & 31 |
Class discussion (day 1): Communication Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Class discussion (day 2): Emerging Technology Readings (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 2): CLASS CANCELLED ON FRIDAY MARCH 31 |
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11 |
April 3, 5 & 7 |
Class discussion (day 1): Vendor partnering / Outsourcing Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 3): 1.Should acquisition of infrastructure replacement (IR) services be an arm’s length transaction or a close partnership transaction? Class discussion (day 2): Managing Talent & IT Governance Readings (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): 1.What should Carter and Barton do about the Ivan Korsky situation? ICA (day 3): Groups discuss Case Study and prepare their presentations Readings (day 3): |
Assignment 4: Vendor Selection, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM April 7
Vermont Teddy Bear Case Study due on canvas by 11:59 PM on April 9 |
12 | April 10, 12 & 14 |
Case Study Presentations (day 1) Class discussion (day 2): Standardization & Innovation Readings (day 2): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 2): ICA (day 3): Sentiment Analysis |
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13 | April 17, 19 & 21 |
Class discussion (day 1): Managing Risk Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 1): ICA (day 2) – IT Risk Management Guest speaker (day 3): Tom Dickson, Director Of Information Technology at US Healthconnect, Inc. |
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14 |
April 24, 26 & 28 |
Class discussion (day 1): Looking forward / predicting the future Readings (day 1): Prepare your answers to the following questions (student will be selected at random to share their answers) (day 1): Discuss Final Exam (day 1) – take home (due on May 1) Develop your IT Tutorial (web research) – (day 2): ICA (day 2) – Reflection NO CLASS ON APRIL 28: Students complete & submit their IT tutorial |
Assignment 5: IT Tutorial, Due on Canvas by 11:59 PM April 28
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May 1 |
NO CLASS ON MONDAY MAY 1: Students work on Final exam |
Final Exam due on canvas by 11:59 PM on May 1 Complete SFF by EOD May 2 |